Library Week 2022 Quiz

#1. "Arthashastra", an Ancient Indian Sanskrit book written by Chanakya, does not deal with

Military strategy

Economics

Art and achitecture

Political Science

#2. "Hori", a poor farmer, is the main character of which famous Hindi novel by Munshi Premchand?

Gaban

Vardaan

Sevasadan

Godaan

#3. Italian children's book author Elisabetta Dami has written which very popular series of books?

Geronimo Stilton

Percy Jackson

Wimpy Kids

Famous Five

#4. Pick the odd one out from the following.

Novels

Magazines

Newspapers

Yearbooks

All the rest have a periodicity like weekly, monthly, yearly, etc.

#5. "A Suitable Boy", one of the longest novels published in a single volume, is written by

Vikram Seth

Charles Dickens

Thomas Hardy

Roald Dahl

#6. Who wrote the Book "Gandhi and Stalin"?

Louis Fisher

Arundhati Roy

V S Naipaul

Shashi Tharoor

#7. What is the person who has drawn pictures in a published book known as?

Author

Editor

Illustrator

Publisher

#8. Where is the National Library of India located?

Chennai

Thiruvananthapuram

Kolkata

New Delhi

#9. In the book "The Diary of a Young Girl", who is Margot?

Anne's aunt

Anne's best friend

Anne's older sister

Anne's mother

#10. The famous children's book "Jungle Book" was written by

Lewis Carroll

Roald Dahl

Rudyard Kipling

Jeff Kinney

#11. The poem "Vande Maataram" is taken from which book?

Gitanjali

Madhushala

Kaphan

Anandmath

#12. On what birthday does Anne Frank's diary begin?

Tenth

Fifteenth

Thirteenth

Twelfth

#13. Which of the following will NOT be a helpful arrangement of books in a library?

Arranging books by author

Arranging books by subject

Arranging books by size

Arranging books by title

#14. Who is cosidered as the Father of Library Science in India?

Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan

Harinath De

B S Kesavan

P N Panicker

S R Ranganathan is an Indian librarian and educator who is considered the father of library science in India and whose contributions had worldwide influence.

#15. Which of the following books is written by Kapil Dev?

Game Changer

Cricket - My Style

The Test of My Life

Playing it My Way

#16. In "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", who are the Oompa Loompas?

Workers at Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory

Charlie Bucket's neighbours

The bad children who get hurt at the factory

Willy Wonka's rivals

#17. Who quoted, "Child is the father of Man"?

William Wordsworth

John Keats

Bertrand Russel

Rabindranath Tagore

#18. Who wrote the book "Discovery of India"?

Vasco da Gama

Christopher Columbus

Jawaharlal Nehru

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

#19. What is this part of the book shown in the picture known as? It holds the book together and usually contains the title of the book and the author's name.

Contents Page

Title Page

Spine

Cover

Spine is the back portion of a book’s binding which is visible when a book is shelved in a bookcase; the portion which is attached at the joints to the front and rear covers. The book spine generally includes the book’s title, the author’s name—or at least last name—and the publisher.